Description: A lawyer, employed by crime boss Ben Tucker, suddenly discovers that his phone is tapped and gets caught in a three way squeeze between his racketeer boss, his racketeer brother, and the anti-crime tactics of a new prosecutor who would l...
Description A lawyer, employed by crime boss Ben Tucker, suddenly discovers that his phone is tapped and gets caught in a three way squeeze between his racketeer boss, his racketeer brother, and the anti-crime tactics of a new prosecutor who would like to jail the entire lot. Based on the novel 'Tucker's People' by Ira Wolfert.
Credits
Producer:
Bob Roberts
Score Composer:
Bob Roberts, David Raskin
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